It's one of the most common questions among home buyers and sellers in California: "Who pays for which closing costs?" And it's an important question, because these costs can add up to thousands of dollars in a typical real estate…
At a glance: California real estate market forecasts for 2021 predict more of what we've seen over the past year or so. We can expect to see strong demand from home buyers, stiff competition due to limited inventory, rising home…
A recent report from the California Association of Realtors (C.A.R.) offered a roundup of Bay Area housing market trends as we approach 2021. Here's the short version: Despite a slight slowdown resulting from the current coronavirus uptick, the Bay Area…
This year, 2020, was a big one for California VA loans. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, more VA loans were originated in 2020 than the two previous fiscal years combined -- 1.2 million loan, to be exact. Below,…
Home values in Solano County, California have increased over the past year or so. As a result of this trend, federal housing officials will be raising the FHA and conforming loan limits for Solano County in 2021. Starting in January…
A recent forecast from the research team at Realtor.com predicted that the South Bay Area real estate market could be one of the hottest housing markets in the country in 2021. As it turns out, there's a lot of demand…
Are you planning to buy your first home in the Bay Area during 2021? Wondering what to expect next year, in terms of real estate and mortgage trends? You've come to the right place. Below, we will analyze some of…
Rising home values across the San Francisco Bay Area have prompted federal housing regulators to increase the conforming loan limits for Contra Costa County in 2021. The loan limit for a single-family home in the area will go up to…
Bay Area home prices have risen steadily through most of 2020, despite the ongoing economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic. As a result, the conforming loan limits for all Bay Area counties will go up in 2021. This change was…
December is days away, and before long we'll be tacking up our 2021 calendars. That means some Bay Area home buyers are thinking of postponing their purchases until after the holidays. And a lot of them share the same questions…
